Paper holder for pencils



Patented Apr. 6, 1937 UNITED STAiEd FATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in writin instruments such asmechanical pencils or fountain pens.

It is an object of the invention to provide,

within the pen or pencil, an instantly available supply of writingpaper.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means forpermitting removal of desired amounts of .the paper from the pen orpencil.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for readilyre-loading the pencil or pen with fresh quantities of paper after theprevious quantity thereof has been exhausted.

5 The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, someof which, together with the foregoing, will be set forth in the detaileddescription of the invention which follows. It is to be understoodhowever that the invention is not to be limited to the specificembodiments thereof shown and described as various other forms thereofmay be employed within the scope of the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

25 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a mechanical pencil embodyingthe improvements of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the pencil. The plane inwhich this view is taken is indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 1.Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a pencil incorporating a modifiedform of the invention. 35 In detail, I provide the usual pencil orfountain pen body 5, having threaded into one end thereof the tip 6containing the mechanism 7 for propelling the lead 8, and havingthreaded into the oppositeend thereof a plug 9 which carries the eraserill, with a slot ii extending axially of the body 5 and opening at theend thereof adjacent the plug 9.

Pivotally mounted on a screw l2, tapped into the body 5, is a metallicbar It the main por- 45 tion of which is offset from the periphery ofthe body, as is shown in Figure l, to provide a slot hi. The upper endI5 of the bar is bent to lie against the periphery of the plug and isprovided with a notch 16, opening at one edge thereof,

50 which engages a headed screw ll tapped into the plug 9. The pocketclip l8 may be conveniently mounted on the bar l3, by means of rivetsH9, or otherwise.

The construction just described permits the 5 bar l3 to be swungoutwardly about the pivot screw E2 to the position indicated by thedotted lines in Figure 2, thereby allowing the plug 9 to be rotated toremove it from the end of the body 5 which latter operation opens theupper end of the body and permits a coiled roll 20 of 5 paper strip tobe pushed axially into the bore of the body with the outer end of thestrip projecting through the slot II. The plug 9 may then be replacedand the bar l3 swung to again engage the notch It, at the end thereof,with 10 the screw IT. This again establishes the slot it through whichthe end of the paper strip is drawn. Referring to Figure 2 it will beseen that by pulling on the end of the paper strip, as much thereof asdesired may be withdrawn from the roll 28 and, by using the edge of thebar l3 as a knife, the desired quantity of the paper may be torn fromthe main strip.

- It is of course obvious that the slot H may be made as long as desiredso as to accommodate paper of greater width and one method of doing thisis shown in Figure 4. In this modification the slot 2| extends for aconsiderable distance axially along the body 5 and is provided along oneedge thereof with a metal tearing strip 22 which is afiixed to thebody-by tabs 23 which are bent arcuately to seat in peripheral grooves24 formed at spaced intervals along the body. The pocket clip 25, inthis modification, maybe attached, in the usual manner, directly to thepen or pencil. If desired, the edge of the tearing strip 22 adjacent theslot may be serrated to facilitate easy tearing of the paper.

The most valuable feature of the invention is that, should a person berequired to take or give notations or memoranda, a convenient supply ofwriting paper is always at hand; the only operation necessary to procureit being to withdraw it from the pencil or pen and tear it off.

Another valuable feature is that the operation 40 of reloading thepencil with a fresh roll of paper is simplified to a maximum degree, andentails no more labor than inserting additional lead in the pencil,merely removing the plug 9, slipping a new roll of paper into placewithin the body 5 and re- 5 placing the plug and securing the end of thebar l3, being all that is necessary.

I claim:

1. A paper holder comprising a tubular body, into which may be inserteda coiled strip of material, having a slot through the wall thereofopening at one end of said body and through which an end of said coiledstrip of material may be drawn, a plug screwed into the end of said bodyand having a portion thereof closing said slot at its open end, and abar secured at one end to said body and at the other end to said plugand spaced from said body to provide a passage between said bar and theperiphery of said body through which the end of said strip of materialdrawn through said slot may be passed.

2. A paper holder comprising a tubular body, into which may be inserteda coiled strip of material, having a slot through the wall thereofopening at one end of said body and through which an end of said coiledstrip of material may be drawn, a plug screwed into the end of said bodyand having a portion thereof closing said slot at its open end, and abar pivotally mounted at one end thereof on said body and having meansat the other end thereof for removably engaging said plug, said barbeing spaced from said body to provide a passage between said bar andthe periphery of said body through which the end of said strip ofmaterial drawn through said slot may be passed.

3. A paper holder comprising a tubular body, into which may be inserteda coiled strip of material, having a slot through the wall thereofopening at one end of said body and through which an end of said coiledstrip of material may be drawn, a plug screwed into the end of said bodyand having a portion thereof closing said slot at its open end, a headedscrew disposed in said plug, and a bar pivotally mounted at one endthereof on said body and provided at the other end thereof with a notchfor engaging the screw in said plug, said bar being spaced from saidbody to provide a passage between said bar and the periphery of saidbody through which the end of said strip of material drawn through saidslot may be passed.

EDMOND A. LAR RIEU, JR.

